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Mark Singelais

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I cover Siena & UAlbany basketball, college football & lacrosse and the Tri-City ValleyCats for the Times Union. Reach me by DM or at [email protected]

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Cliff Ellis led Auburn into MVP Arena in 2003, when the Tigers lost to eventual national champion Syracuse 79-78 in the Sweet 16.

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'Just got to move on and continue to believe in ourselves. That's all it is. Can't really get down on ourselves.' - Siena basketball freshman guard Michael Evbagharu. Click below to read:
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UAlbany's Dylan Kelly in top three for Buck Buchanan Award. Click below to read: timesunion.com/sports/articleā€¦ via @TimesUnion

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The other two invitees are Tennessee State defensive end Terrell Allen and Lafayette linebacker Billy Shaeffer.

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UAlbany LB Dylan Kelly is one of three finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award, which goes to the top defensive player in FCS. He's been invited to the award presentation Jan. 6 in Frisco, Texas.

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In a letter to Division 1 schools today, NCAA president Charlie Baker proposed a rule change that would allow schools to compensate athletes directly for their name, image and likeness rights. Story coming soon.

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Nuha Sagnia played basketball for St. Francis Brooklyn when that school dropped athletics last spring.He transferred to Saint Rose, which will close in May. Click below to read our story: timesunion.com/sports/articleā€¦ via @TimesUnion

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Helps explain why Siena is last in NET Ranking. Losses of 42, 35, 32 and 20. Scoring margin is part of the formula.

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Siena men's basketball is ranked last (out of 362 Division I teams) in the NET Rankings and 359th in the Pomeroy Ratings.

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Saint Rose men's basketball coach Brian Beaury said he encouraged all his players to enter the transfer portal this week to get a head start on finding a new school. They're still able to play for the Golden Knights through the end of the season.

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Idaho head coach Jason Eck on UAlbany, Saturday's FCS quarterfinal opponent: 'Their defense, I think, is outstanding. They're probably a little scarier, a little better than Southern Illinois' defense, which Southern's defense did a great job against us.'

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'I said, 'Yeah, I didn't mean to put my hands on him,'' Maciariello said. 'That's a friendly reminder just in today's day and age, with everything on social media, especially, just to be really mindful of that. But Zek's my point guard and he said, Coach, it got me to play hard.'

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Asked today about making contact with Zek Tekin, Carmen Maciariello said Tekin's parents wrote him an email saying they saw nothing wrong with it. Tekin's father, Mustafa, confirmed this in an X message.

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Hereā€™s Siena coach Carmen Maciariello elaborating today on guard Michael Eley dealing with his ankle injury:

Hereā€™s Siena coach Carmen Maciariello elaborating today on guard Michael Eley dealing with his ankle injury:
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Siena coach Carmen Maciariello said he's still waiting on the appeal to get guard Sean Durugordon an NCAA waiver to play this season. 'I'm hopeful. He's a guy that can be a special player for us and he's a special young man who's been through a lot.'

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Sienaā€™s Michael Eley and Michael Ojo remain day-to-day with ankle injuries, Carmen Maciariello said. Saints are home Wednesday vs. Bryant.

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'Although we've been told when our time together will end, it's up to us to determine how it will end. We are not done yet!' - Saint Rose athletic director Lori Anctil, whose school closes in May:

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